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Vocabulary Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allot | (v.) to assign or distribute in shares or portions |
| Amass | (v.) to bring together, collect, gather, especially for oneself; to come together, assemble |
| Audacious | (adj.) bold, adventurous, recklessly daring |
| Comply | (v.) to yield to a request or command |
| Devoid | (adj.) not having or using, lacking |
| Elite | (n.) the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj.) superior |
| Grapple | (n.) an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v.) to come to grips with, wrestle or fight with |
| Incapacitate | (v.) to deprive of strength or ability; to make legally ineligible |
| Instigate | (v.) to urge on; to stir up, provoke, start, incite |
| Longevity | (n.) long life, long duration, length of life |
| Myriad | (adj.) in very great numbers; (n.) a very great number |
| Perspective | (n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance |
| Perturb | (v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion |
| Prodigious | (adj.) immense; extraordinary in bulk, size, or degree |
| Relevant | (adj.) connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| Skittish | (adj.) extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
| Tether | (n.) a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object; the outer limit of strength or resources; (v.) to fasten with a rope or chain |
| Unison | (v.) a sounding together; agreement or accord |
| Vie | (v.) to compete; to strive for victory or superiority |
| Willfull | (adj.) stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |